The Presidency of George Washington by Forrest McDonald(
Book
)21
editions published
between
1974
and
1988
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,987 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Assesses the importance of Washington's administration in establishing the institution of the presidency

We the people : the economic origins of the Constitution by Forrest McDonald(
Book
)61
editions published
between
1958
and
2017
in
English
and held by
1,977 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Charles A. Bear's An Economic Interpretation of the United States Constitution was a work of such powerful persuasiveness
as to alter the course of American historiography. No historian who followed in studying the making of the Constitution was
entirely free from Beard's radical interpretation of the document as serving the economic interests of the Framers as members
of the propertied class. Forrest McDonald's We the People was the first major challenge to Beard's thesis. This superbly researched
and documented volume restored the Constitution as the work of principled and prudential men. It did much to invalidate the
crude economic determinism that had become endemic in the writing of American history.We the People fills in the details that
Beard had overlooked in his fragmentary book. MacDonald's work is based on an exhaustive comparative examination of the economic
biographies of the 55 members of the Constitutional Convention and the 1,750 members of the state ratifying conventions. His
conclusion is that on the basis of evidence, Beard's economic interpretation does not hold. McDonald demonstrates conclusively
that the interplay of conditioning or determining factors at work in the making of the Constitution was extremely complex
and cannot be rendered intelligible in terms of any single system of interpretation.McDonald's classic work, while never denying
economic motivation as a factor, also demonstrates how the rich cultural and political mosaic of the colonies was an independent
and dominant factor in the decision making that led to the first new nation. In its pluralistic approach to economic factors
and analytic richness, We the People is both a major work of American history and a significant document in the history of
ideas. It continues to be an essential volume for historians, political scientists, economists, and American studies specialists."--Provided
by publisher

The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson by Forrest McDonald(
Book
)16
editions published
between
1976
and
1995
in
English
and held by
1,752 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Thomas Jefferson occupies a special niche in the hagiology of American Founding Fathers. His name is invoked for a staggering
range of causes; statists and libertarians, nationalists and States' righters, conservatives and radicals all claim his blessing.
In this book, Forrest McDonald examines Jefferson's performance as the nation's leader, evaluating his ability as a policy-maker,
administrator, and diplomat."--Publisher

Alexander Hamilton : a biography by Forrest McDonald(
Book
)17
editions published
between
1979
and
1995
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,621 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In this critical reinterpretation of Hamilton's life, the first Secretary of the Treasury is perceived as an ambitious man
whose self-appointed mission was to create a new social order in America based not on status but on money

The American presidency : an intellectual history by Forrest McDonald(
Book
)13
editions published
in
1994
in
English and Italian
and held by
1,506 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
En historisk analyse af den amerikanske præsident-post som institution fra 1776 til idag

States' rights and the union : imperium in imperio, 1776-1876 by Forrest McDonald(
Book
)9
editions published
in
2000
in
English
and held by
1,049 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
America's leading constitutional historian presents the first history of states' rights in the United States, surveying the
concept's history from the Declaration of Independence to the end of Reconstruction. McDonald (history, U. of Alabama) explores
the balance between general and local authority in government. Tracing the concept of states' rights from the Declaration
of Independence to the end of Reconstruction, he illuminates the constitutional, political, and economic contexts in which
the issues have evolved

Insull by Forrest McDonald(
Book
)11
editions published
between
1962
and
2004
in
English
and held by
839 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Documented full-length biography of the financial wizard, whose business collapse in 1932 revealed him to be the most publicized
villain of his time

Confederation and constitution, 1781-1789 by Forrest McDonald(
Book
)15
editions published
in
1968
in
English
and held by
792 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This volume presents historical documents from the period of time between the U.S. Articles of Confederation and the U.S.
Constitution, providing readers with a higher level of understanding and appreciation of the evolving nature of the U.S. Constitution
and its relevance to contemporary societal issues. This work begins with a history of that period and of the documents that
were generated. A chronology of events from the Annapolis Convention of 1786 through Virginia's ratification of the Bill of
Rights in 1791 follows along with a presentation of 27 documents, including: (1) the Articles of Confederation; (2) the Northwest
Ordinance; (3) letters written by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson; (4) transcripts of various debates; (5) the Virginia
and the New Jersey plans for Union; (6) the Constitution of the United States; (7) some of the papers from "The Federalist";
(8) amendments proposed by Massachusetts and Virginia; and (9) the Bill of Rights. A bibliographical essay suggests 29 items
for further reading. An appendix offers high school lesson plans for three of the documents presented: (1) the Virginia plan
for Union; (2) debate on executive power; and (3) debate on the judiciary, the veto, and the separation of powers

Enough wise men; the story of our Constitution by Forrest McDonald(
Book
)5
editions published
in
1970
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
499 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The history of the people and the times explains the origin of the Constitution

Empire and nation by John Dickinson(
Book
)12
editions published
between
1962
and
2000
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
218 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

In search of the Constitution(
Visual
)1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
202 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Disc 4, episode 11: Bill Moyers and Jusitice Lewis F. Powell discuss a variety of issues including Watergate, the Constitution
of the Soviet Union, the death penalty, reverse discrimination, the workings of the Court and corporal punishment

Cracker culture : Celtic ways in the Old South by Grady McWhiney(
Book
)4
editions published
between
1753
and
2012
in
English
and held by
9 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
CRACKER CULTURE is a provocative study of social life in the Old South that probes the origin of cultural differences between
the South and the North throughout American history. Fundamental differences between Southerners and Northerners shaped the
course of antebellum America; their conflict in the 1860s was nto so much brother against brother as culture against culture

Recovering the past : a historian's memoir by Forrest McDonald(
Book
)3
editions published
in
2004
in
English
and held by
4 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Beginning in 1949, McDonald has traversed a sometimes rocky academic road from Brown University to Wayne State and finally
the University of Alabama. He rose to prominence by arguing against the popular histories of Frederick Jackson Turner and
Charles Beard, and his rebuttal of Beard was published as his seminal book We the People. Recovering the Past carries forward
this critical tradition with McDonald's pointed comments on fellow historians from Kenneth Stampp to William Appleton Williams,
his admiration for Oscar Handlin's book Truth in History, and his distaste for the revisionism of the New Left historians
who depict the American story as an epic of oppression."--Jacket